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Russia, India holding talks on more nuclear reactors

SPOT INSPECTION: Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (centre), during a visit to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tuticorin on Wednesday.

TIRUNELVELI: The Russian Federation, which is keen on having the ‘first pour of concrete’ for the third nuclear reactor at Koodankulam next year, is negotiating with the Indian government for constructing more reactors in India, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin said on Wednesday.

He was at Koodankulam to inspect the 2 X 1,000 MWe nuclear reactors being constructed with Russian assistance at a cost of Rs.13,171 crore.

During an informal chat with reporters, Mr. Sobyanin, heading a nine-member high-level delegation, said installation of equipment was on at Koodankulam.

The construction of the reactor had been satisfactorily completed. Many systems had been commissioned and put into operation. Commissioning works of various systems were in progress.

The first reactor of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project would attain criticality during next year and negotiations on construction of the third and fourth reactors had reached the final phase. “…The Russian Federation is prepared to construct new, cost-effective nuclear reactors in India, considering its energy needs, and negotiations are on in this direction,” said Mr. Sobyanin, who inspected the control room, water treatment plant, generator room and caisson.

Chairman and Managing Director, NPCIL, Shreyans Kumar Jain; Director-General, State Corporation, ROSATOM, Russian Federation, S.V. Kirienko; President, Atomstroyexport, Dan Belenkiy; Director-General, Atomenergoproject, Generalov; Additional Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, A.P. Joshi; Director (Projects), NPCIL, K.C. Purohit; Station Director, KKNPP, M. Kasinath Balaji; Chief Construction Engineer, KKNPP, A.K. Pal, and others accompanied the Russian Deputy Prime Minister.

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